to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to become pale; to turn pale
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
adverse circumstances; adversity
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
as many (people) as possible
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to turn left; to turn to the left
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
running as fast as one can
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud